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BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2019.101478
Keywords
alpha-Amylase; Zinc oxide; Diabetes mellitus; Enzyme inhibition; Macroalgae
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- University of Hormozgan
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In this research, Gracilaria corticata red algae and Sargassum angustifolium brown algae were collected from tidal zones of the coastal areas of Bushehr (Persian Gulf coast line), and were extracted with methanol, ethanol, and sodium phosphate buffer. Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by chemical deposition. a-Amylase inhibition was evaluated using a colorimetric method based on the reduction of maltose released from a starch solution. The results showed that with increased sample concentration, the alpha-amylase was increasingly inhibited. The phosphate buffer extract of Gracilaria corticata showed the highest alpha-amylase inhibition, with an IC50 of 0.44 mg/mL and with inhibition following a competitive mechanism. The phosphate buffer extract of Sargassum angustifolium showed the lowest a-amylase inhibition with an IC50 of 1.85 mg/mL. Zinc oxide nanoparticles inhibited with an IC50 of 0.34 mg/mL with inhibition following a competitive mechanism. The two species of algae studied in this research, which both exhibited anti-diabetic activity, have potential for lowering intestinal glucose uptake in diabetic patients.
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